Provisions coming into force on 18th November 20032.

Subject to article 8 and the Schedule, the following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 18th November 2003—

(a)

sections 70(4) to (6), 83, 92(1), 99, 100(1), (2) and (4) to (8), 106 to 108, 109(3) and (4), 111, 112 and 115, paragraphs 7(2)(a), 7(3) and 18(1) of Schedule 4, Schedule 5 and paragraphs 1, 31, 36 to 39, 65, 68, 69 and 80 of Schedule 7;

(b)

section 101, so far as relating to England and so far as relating to a best value authority in Wales mentioned in subsection (7) of that section;

(c)

section 105(9), so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 4 specified in sub-paragraph (a);

(d)

section 109(1) for the purpose of the application of section 41A of the Audit Commission Act 19984 to registered social landlords for which the Housing Corporation is the Relevant Authority for the purposes of Part 1 of the Housing Act 19965;

(e)

section 125 so far as it—

(i)

enables an order to be made; and

(ii)

applies to the Isles of Scilly the provisions of Parts 1 and 2 of the Act coming into force by virtue of article 3;

(f)

section 127(1) so far as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 7 to the Act specified in sub-paragraph (a);

(g)

section 127(2) so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act specified in sub-paragraph (h); and

(h)

in Schedule 8—

(i)

the repeals relating to the Social Security Administration Act 19926;

(ii)

the repeals of paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 19977;

(iii)

the repeal of section 22(2) of the Local Government Act 19998;

(iv)

the repeal of section 52(7) of the 1999 Act;

(v)

the repeals relating to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 20009; and

(vi)

the revocations in Part 2, except for the revocation relating to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 199910.